Child&#39;s bed.



I D. E MYERS. cmws BED. APPLICATION FILED OCT 12. 1917..

11,267,269. Patented May 21,1918.

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CHILDS BED. APPLICATION HLED 001. 12. 1911.

Patented May 21, 1918.

TED. STATES .PATEN FCE.

DANIEL n-ivr nns, oELoNGvIEw, TEXAS.

CHILDS BED.

To all whomz't may concern:

Be a known that i, nANmnjnMms, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Longview, in the county of Gregg'a'nd State of Texas, have invented'new" and useful Improvements Childrens Beds, 'offlwhich the following is' p h... I p

This invention is a foldingcrib. attachme nt for bedsteads wherein they crib maybe folded and slid under an ordinarybed'stead. One object of the invention is 'tofprovide an attachment so that acrib maybe "slid under the ordinary. bedstead when" in aft tolded position.

Another object is to-provide an attachment that may be removablysecuredfto the bed in a strong and rigid manner which will permit of easy withdrawal of the Cllb, when 1t is desired to utilize the crib for re'stingpurposes. a

The inventiombroadly stated, comprises a folding crib that is adapted to] slidebeneath a bedstead in cooperation with suitable'ways or guides suspended fromthe side rails of the bedstead, the head and foot ends of the crib being foldable through rotation around fixed points, which ends are, operatively connected together by means of rods or bars, side. rails for supporting a mat-' tress and springs which are also operatively connected with the ends so that upon withdrawalof the crib fromfbeneath the bedstead, the rails are simultaneously raised which serves to move the mattress where its top will lie in substantially the same plane asthe top of the bedstead mattress, and locking means to retain the crib in, its withdrawn position when the ends are raised tothe vertical' plane.

One practical form of constructlonand assembly will be described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1 is .a perspective View with the crib withdrawn from beneath the bedstead.

i Fig; 2 is a side elevation of the withdrawn crib showing the connectlngrods or bars and the latch,'with' head and foot ends'or boards raised in a vertical plane.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the head and foot ends or boards of the crib depressed and showing the crib placed under the bed, and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalview through the bedstead andv crib on the line of Fig.2. A I

- Specification of Letters Patent.

bers 1i and 15. J

Patented May 21, 1918.

1 Application tiled October 12, 1917. Serial No. 196,236.

"""In' the preferred embodiment better to be described, the bedstead A may be provided with the usual head board or end 6 and the foot board or end 7. r The side rails '8 and 9 as shown inthe drawings are of L-shape,

which shape is customarily employed in the ordinary forms of metal bedsteads.

The rail 8 may be provided'adjacent its ends with the-curved hangers 10, and the rail 9 may be provided with straight hangers indicated at 12. The hanger-s are preferably disposed in such a manner that the guide and support members 14 and15, which they support will lie between and atright angles to the side rails 8 and9. j

- It is preferred to connect the hangersdl and 13 by means ofthe guide and support member 1% and the hangers l0 and 12 with the guide and support member 15. Byadoing so a rigid construction is formed" that issimple in assembly. As shown, in the several figures, one pair of hangersare preferably curved. The reason therefor willbe more fully described hereafter. The guide and support members ll and 15' are prefdate the small tubes or rods 16 andlr', which tubes serve also to provide a pivotal conneetion for the foot board or end 18 and the of the crib may have their posts 21 similarly formed. As shown, the external posts are preferably fiat and where they connect with the rods 16 and 17 they are provided 'with an inclined portion as indicated at 22.

The connecting rods 25 and 26 connect the two outer posts- 21 together. As shown in Fig. 2, the rod 26 is pivoted to the right hand post 21, above-the point where said post is pivoted toth'e tube 1 6 and with the lower end of the left hand post and the rod 25 is reversely arranged. Thus it willbe seen I may be of the usual type or construction, and I 'erably tubular so that' they may accommothat the rods 25 and 26 are crossed 'in order that the head and foot ends may swing toward each other.

Each inner post indicated at 21 is also provided with an inclined portion and an L- shaped portion lndicated at 2x. These inner posts are provided with this L-shaped portion which,in one sense, servesas an ofliset so that when the head and foot boards are raised to the vertical plane they will clear the side rail 8. These posts 21 are also prothere i may be provided vided with the circular sections 28 each of which has ahole therein of suflicient size to permit them to slide upon the guide and support members 14: and 15. p

Upon each of the guide members 14 and 15 the stop collars 29. and 21 there is prowhich may be indi- In .each of the posts 21 vided a series of holes,

rated at 30. These holes preferably extend transversely of the straig it portions of the posts. These holes 30 serve to provide a pivo tal connection for the curve members 31 whose lower ends are connected with the side rail 32 of the crib.

'The action of these curve members 31 which serve as supports for the crib side rails'32 will be more clearly seen in Figs 2 and 3 where the crib is shown withdrawn from beneath the'bed and'which is also shown as being disposed or placed underneath in afolded position.

curved members 31 may I to 'vertical position they 35 Y. ward the side rails.

' nected to each post.

are raised, the top of the mattress 34 will lie in the same plane as the mattress 35 of -the regular bed, though by reason of the holes 30 said mattress may be placed in any desired position. If desired, the outer suitable notches or teeth, indicated at 36, and a pawl 37 may be operatively con- The pawl may be'so positioned with reference to the teeth 36 that upon raising the foot board, as illustrated in Fi 2, this pawl will drop into the teeth anc prevent an untimely folding of the crib. As shown, this arrangement will provide a suitablelocking and retaining means for the crib in its withdrawn and adjusted position.

In practical use, when it is desired to withdraw the crib from beneath the bed, the.

posts 21 may be employed as handles to pull it out. The rods or tubes 16 and 17 then slide from within the guide and support members 14 and 15 and the circularportions 28 slide upon the exterior of these members 14 and 15. By this means a good and submalre these curved be provided with' stantial support is provided which makes forea'seof operation. I

When the crib has been fully withdrawn, the head and foot ends are raised or lifted from their contact with the mattress 3% which raising will move the curved supporting members 31, thus raising the side rails 32. When the posts 21 and 21 arrive at their extreme vertical position, the .top of the mattress '34 will then be in substantially i the same horizontal plane as the top of the mattress 35. v

' In order to provide for a' simultaneous movement of both the head and foot ends, the connecting rods or bars 25 and 26 are employed "and they are so connected to the posts that a pull upon'jeither head or foot board will serve to move the opposite board 'in the same relative position as the board operated upon.

As theseb'o'a'rds reach "the end of their'travel in the upward direction" the' pawl 37 will engage with the teeth 36 formed 'on the curve member 31 and tend to prevent the crib from returning to its folded position. In order to provide for a more complete closure of the external side or length of the crib when withdrawn from beneath the bedstead, the side B may be employed. This may be solid or of the same design as the head and foot boards. It may also be formed of two members C'and D p'ivotal'ly connected with the'posts '21 and also be provided with suitable locking means. These doors or closures C and D may be adapted to fold inwardly against their respective ends or boards 18 and 19.

When it is desired to move the crib to its position beneath the bed, the closures C and D are 'unlatched and folded against their respective ends, The pawls 37 are disconnected and the boards or ends 18 and" 19 are moved around their pivoted connection on the rods 16 and 17 so that they tend to lie upon the top of the mattress 34. In doing so, the curve members 31 by means of their pivotal connections with the posts of a slidable crib having pivotally mounted head and foot boards operatively connected with the side rails, said latter connection serving to raise and lower the crib when changed from its operative to inoperative position, and means to automatically retain the boards in a raised position.

2. A crib attachment for bedsteads comprising hangers secured thereto, guide and support members connected to the hangers and extending transversely of the bedstead, a crib provided With cooperative members connecting head and foot boards with its side rails, side boards having a pivotal connection With the guide and support to permit of the raising and lowering of the side rails of the crib, means serving to lock the boards in a raised position and a swingable closure for the external side of the crib.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

DANIEL E. MYERS.

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